Bengals bringing back Brandon Tate

Summary of 5 articles · Updated Mar 23, 2013

Tate was a third-round pick of the Patriots in 2009 . The Bengals re-signed receiver-returner Brandon Tate to a one-year contract, according to the NFL Network . Tate is the franchise’s leader in punt return average , but he averaged 8.9 yards last season… (more), which ranked 18th in the NFL last season. The Bengals have largely focused on bringing back their own players in 2013, and as a general rule, they have primarily taken a build-from-within approach in constructing their roster. Johnson, who hasn't thrown a pass in a regular-season game since December 2011, was in Tampa Bay along with Bengals offensive coordinator Jay Gruden. The others who have re-signed their contracts besides Quinn are DE Robert Geathers, DE Wallace Gilberry, LS Clark Harris, P Kevin Huber, LB Rey Maualuga, K Mike Nugent and OT Dennis Roland.

Bengals re-sign Tate, add backup QB

The Cincinnati Bengals went to their fallback option at returner and signed their first free agent from another team Saturday. The Bengals re-signed receiver-returner Brandon Tate to a one-year contract, according to the NFL Network. Cincinnati decided …

Report: Tate in the fold

NFL.com reported that the Bengals agreed on one-year deal Saturday with wide receiver/kick returner Brandon Tate in a move that locks up virtually all of their key special teams performers from a unit that finished first when combining the NFL's top 10 …